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Psychology Research and Behavior Management

Dove Medical Press Ltd · New Zealand · Est. 1993

ISSN1179-1578eISSN1179-1578

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.92

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.018

Total Works

1,940

Total Citations

38,844

2yr Mean Citedness

5.10

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Psychology Research and Behavior Management is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to advancing psychological science and its application to behavior management. The journal promotes rigorous scientific research in psychology and evidence-based interventions that directly inform behavioral outcomes and change management strategies in real-world contexts.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

Annual Volume~ 300 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,940

Publisher OrgDove Medical Press

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Dove Medical Press Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1179-1578 / 1179-1578

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, ClinicalPsychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

COVID-19 and Mental HealthImpact of Technology on AdolescentsJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorResilience and Mental HealthChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety StudiesMental Health Treatment and AccessAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesMental Health Research Topics